Matt Johnson is and has always been THE THE. There is a tremendous scope within the material, despite the fact that it was developed in the late 70s and early 80s beneath the sodium glare of London's streetlamps, reacting to punk and battling against the corny Thatcherite pop of early MTV. His genre is entirely unique. It is music that evokes deep shadows, lofty expectations, channeled rage, blazing passions and wonderfully unsettling poignancy. Pop and rock, blues and folk, soul and politics are all present. It includes everything from distorted movie soundtracks to alienated electronics, guitar-tumbling swing to crimson ballads, rants and prayers to hymns and diaries.
There have been relatively few THE THE records over the years, which may partially explain why everything sounds like it HAD to be done. A journalist reportedly observed that entire music and fashion revolutions come and die during Johnson's "rest" periods due to the gaps in between releases.
Matt Johnson is prepared to once again provide music that communicates to a patiently waiting audience, music of today and perhaps, the future, now that he is free of corporate shareholder business demands from the old music industry. Johnson began the new century with a discography more in step with current events than others after years of being viewed as excessive due to his desire to talk about globalization, environmentalism and religious fundamentalism (both in song and interview). .

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